In coastal Odisha an instrument called dhinki is used to dehusk rice. This dhinki is worshipped as a deity especially by women who work on the instrument. It is associated with Mangala, the auspicious one, a goddess who is an amalgamation of both Gauri, who is goddess of household, and Lakshmi, goddess of wealth. The goddess is also called Khudu-rankuni or more popularly, Khudurkuni, which means she who enjoys eating khudu, which is broken rice, or damaged rice, produced by the dhinki during the dehusking process. Typically this broken rice is given to poor people but is saved during times of drought. It is associated with misfortune, yet is sacred to the goddess as it nourishes the body as much as full rice.

In the month of Bhadra (August-September), on Sundays, young girls perform Khudurkuni osa (osa means vrata in Odiya). This involves worship of the goddess with flowers such as hibiscus and special food especially broken rice, jaggery, salt and cucumbers. It is performed for the well being of brothers. And like all vratas it is associated with a simple story of how when invoked the goddess helped a young girl called Tapoyi.